Puget Sound on the Pacific Coast is an 1870 oil landscape painting by the Hudson River School artist Albert Bierstadt. At the time of the work's completion, Bierstadt had not yet traveled to what was then Washington Territory. The work, commissioned by China trade merchant Abiel Abbot Low, was painted solely by written description of the Sound. [1]

Albert Bierstadt was a great adventurer and made many trips to the United States' western frontier regions, which is why one enthusiastic New York reviewer believed this painting represented the artist's faithful "portrait of a place." But Bierstadt had likely not yet traveled to the Washington Territory in 1870.

Puget Sound on the Pacific Coast, 1870 by Albert Bierstadt. Home; Albert Bierstadt's Masterpieces. The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak, 1863; Valley of the Yosemite, 1864; Looking Down Yosemite Valley, California, 1865; A Storm in the Rocky Mountains, Mt. Rosalie, 1866;

Nov 16, 2012 · Bierstadt also often included scenes of Native American life in his paintings, portraying the indigenous Chinook people returning from a fishing trip with canoes and baskets of salmon—a main source of their livelihood—in Puget Sound on the Pacific Coast (1870).

Albert Bierstadt (January 7, 1830 - February 18, 1902) was a German-American painter best known for his large landscapes of the American West. In obtaining the subject matter for these works, Bierstadt joined several journeys of the Westward Expansion.

Bierstadt created a stunning, large-scale painting of western coastal landscape; it was hailed as an authentic “picture” of Puget Sound by critics. However, Bierstadt had never seen Puget Sound; although the 1863 trip’s original endpoint was Puget Sound, he …

Albert Bierstadt. ca. 1871-73. 69.107. Puget Sound on the Pacific Coast. Albert Bierstadt. 1870. 2000.70 / 1 . Seattle Art Museum respectfully acknowledges that we are on Indigenous land, the traditional territories of the Coast Salish people. We honor our ongoing connection to these communities past, present, and future.

From Seattle Art Museum, Albert Bierstadt, Puget Sound on the Pacific Coast (1870), Oil on canvas, 133 2/5 × 208 3/10 in

Albert Bierstadt's Oil Paintings: Albert Bierstadt Museum Jan 8, 1830 - Feb 18, 1902. German-American painter. About Us: 90,680 paintings total now Toll Free: 1-877-240-4507